6 days till we leave and new pictures

We have less then a week till we leave and I cannot even describe how happy, nervous, excited we are. We have been given an unexpected blessing of 4 new pictures of Katie today!! What a way to start the day.

We have had such a busy week. We have had a revival at our church this week with a wonderful couple encouraging us, singing wonderful music and praying for us. Pastor Dale Freed spoke to us about the story of when the disciples were in the boat and Jesus had left to pray. I know many of you reading this have heard and read the story numerous times, but when I heard it this time I could relate to it in a different way. The bible tells us that Jesus didn't return until the 4th watch, which is between 3 and 6 a.m. , so this tells us they waited, a long time. The waters were rough, it was windy, dark, and probably cold. They probably had wondered where is Jesus, He has left us out here all night in this awful weather, but then He appeared walking on the water, and they were afraid, they thought they had seen a ghost. Then Jesus asked Peter to walk on the water and he did, but when he saw the wind, he was distracted and started to sink, Jesus took his hand and said "you of little faith, why did you doubt?" You see in our adoption journey we have had so much rough water, but Jesus has said to us, come walk on the water with me, keep your eyes on me. At times we have felt we were in a hurricane. It has been difficult to say the least, but we have kept our eyes on Jesus and know as long as we keep our eyes on Him and follow His leading all things will work together for good. No where in the bible does it say it will be an easy road. We have cried many tears, however have felt Jesus holding us. For those of you still waiting for referral, PA, RA or TA, know that Gods timing is always perfect.